Research News

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  • Crystals in a new light
    2/12/26

    A setback in growing light-responsive crystals led UB chemist Jason Benedict and his team to a novel method for mapping molecular arrangements.

  • Extending battery life
    10/13/14

    Three UB research groups have received a combined $1.3 million in federal grants to improve smartphone energy management.

  • Rights acquired to spider-venom drug
    10/9/14

    A clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company has acquired the rights to a drug that UB scientists have begun developing for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a common, fatal genetic disease affecting young boys.

  • Friedman receives another honor
    10/9/14

    UB faculty member Kathryn Bryk Friedman has been appointed to a prominent SUNY fellowship program designed to foster research collaborations across the state campus system.

  • Reducing precancerous polyps
    10/9/14

    An oral biologic medication has successfully treated chronic, precancerous inflammation in the intestine, according to results of an animal study authored by a UB MD/PhD student.

  • Communities of Excellence moving forward
    10/9/14

    Out of nearly 100 concepts from faculty across the university, 14 multidisciplinary teams are preparing to submit preliminary proposals for the next phase of the selection process for UB’s Communities of Excellence.

  • NFL concussion lawsuit could have wide impact
    10/6/14

    The $765 million class action settlement of concussion claims for retired NFL players is a “potential template” for other professional athletes, according to UB Law School faculty member Christine P. Bartholomew,

  • Mother's cocaine use can influence negative behavior in children
    10/6/14

    It is not only prenatal drug exposure, but also conditions related to drug use that can influence negative behavior in children, according to a new study from UB’s Research Institute on Addictions.

     

  • Legal globetrotter
    10/2/14

    The Society of International Economic Law conference held in July in Bern, Switzerland, and co-chaired by UB faculty member Meredith Kolsky Lewis, was a truly global gathering.

  • Patients breathe easier with Lung Flute
    10/2/14

    Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) report improved symptoms and health status when they use a hand-held respiratory device called the Lung FluteĀ®, according to a new UB study.

  • State extends contract
    10/2/14

    The New York State Department of Health has extended its contract with UB biostatistician Randolph L. Carter to fund his evaluation of the state’s Early Intervention Program for young children through 2016.